During his promotional tour for his new "Decoded" book, hitting up tons of television shows and radio stations, Jay-Z was on the "Daily Show With Jon Stewart" last night. During his interview, Jay-Z talked about the book, the relationship... [READ MORE]

First lady of Young Money, Nicki Minaj, just saw her highly-anticipated upcoming debut album "Pink Friday" leak on the internet, just 2 days before it was set to hit stores. Pink Friday came even earlier than expected. Nicki Minaj's debut... [READ MORE]

Grand Hussle artist Young Dro says that in his final conversations with T.I. before he started his 11-month jail sentence, TIP gave him a plan to keep the label going. Dro says he promised his loyalty, adding T.I. is... [READ MORE]

Triple C's leader Rick Ross recently addressed not showing up at last week's Soul Train Awards, just days after being called out by Chrisette Michele. Ricky says he did not want to take part in a performance he couldn't... [READ MORE]

Jay-Z recently let it be known that Kanye West used songs they make for their upcoming "Watch The Throne" collaboration album, for his own new "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" solo album. Jay-Z says that songsl ike "Monster" and... [READ MORE]

Young Money star Drake recently broke his long-time silence on being robbed last year in his home town of Toronto, saying he thinks it was a setup. Drake says that he feels he was set up by a female... [READ MORE]

G-Unit's own Lloyd Banks recently revealed his top five favorite producers of all-time, which of course happen to range from hip hop legend Dr Dre to more new(ish) hit makers like Swizz Beatz. Banks went on to include some... [READ MORE]

Rihanna's new "Loud" album is reportedly on track to outsell rapper Nelly's new "5.0" record by anywhere up to 130,000 units. Based on one-day sales estimates, both albums should debut in the top 10 next week. Rihanna's fifth Def... [READ MORE]

After Young Money rapper Drake said that she used him like a pawn during their fling last year, Rihanna has come forward to talk about the claim. Rihanna says she was nothing more than a friend to Drake despite... [READ MORE]

Recently some footage of Young Jeezy in Miami hit the net showing the Atlanta rapper responding to questions about Rick Ross. Ricky was on the Tim Westwood show last night in the United Kingdom and Westwood asked him what... [READ MORE]

Nicki Minaj will debut her new documentary "My Time Now" on November 28thon MTV. The new doc is produced by @radical.media, the same people who made Drake's "Better Than Good Enough." "My Time Now" will follow Nicki Minaj as... [READ MORE]

Nas recently sat down with XXL Magazine after his performance at Heineken's Encore event in New York City to talk about his legacy in hip hop, artists that influence him and even his future plans. Check out both parts... [READ MORE]

Will Smith's daughter Willow Smith had her "Whip My Hair" track covered by two of the biggest names in rock & roll last night on the "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" show last night. Neil Young (played by Jimmy... [READ MORE]

Jay-Z was on the "Late Show With David Letterman" last night where he discussed his new book, "Decoded." Jigga also spoke about his early rap life and days in Brooklyn to "little guys with big guns." In related news,... [READ MORE]

Up and coming rapper Wiz Khalifa has teamed up with eyewear company Eyetique to release a custom limited edition line of sunglasses called "The Elevators." The new sunglasses were first seen on Wiz in his new "Black And Yellow"... [READ MORE]

Hit producer, Swizz Beatz is showing off his new custom designed Reebok shoe. Check out a picture of the new design below. This past October, Swizz Beatz announced he was designing an Aston Martin. Now, he’s partnered with Reebok on... [READ MORE]

Dr Dre will cover the new December/January issue of XXL magazine, in which he talks about being done...as a rapper. "I don't ever see myself retiring totally from music, because I have a genuine love and passion for it,"... [READ MORE]

Jay-Z recently teamed up with Microsoft and thier search engine Bing for a scavenger hunt where they "hide" all 305 pages of Jigga's new "Decoded" book in 200 locations pivotal in his life. The grand prize winner for the... [READ MORE]

It seems that Ja Rule, Mr "Murda Murda," will star in an upcoming faith-based film, "Im in Love With A Church Girl," a film about an ex-convict who is now a pastor. Co-Starring actress and musician Adrienne Bailon (member... [READ MORE]

Foxy Brown says she will not take a plea deal, in fact she plans to fight the case with her neighbor in court. As we previously reported, Foxy was cuffed after getting into it with her neighbor Arlene Raymond. Foxy... [READ MORE]

It seems like Drake has come up with a title for his upcoming 2nd album. The Young Money artist recently told GQ (cover below) that he will name his new album "Take Care." Towards the end of the Light... [READ MORE]

Less than a day after the story hit the net where Redman claimed he was not only a member of Wu-Tang, but Method Man was a member of his Def Squad, a new report comes saying, of course, it's... [READ MORE]

Waka Flocka Flame's mother, Debra Antney, recently came forward to defend her son's image after fans say he's trying to be like Tupac Shakur. Although he called his new album "Flockaveli," (like "Makaveli"), Waka's mom says he will make... [READ MORE]

Hip Hop vet Dr Dre recently spoke about the current state of the rap game and which artists have been on his radar. Along with co-signing Roc Nation's own J Cole, Dr Dre says he's a fan of Young... [READ MORE]

Grammy Award winning singer Rihanna recently talked about an offer she got from Playboy to be naked in their magazine. Rihanna says despite their offer and its paycheck, she would never consider doing it. RiRi revealed to Angie Martinez that... [READ MORE]